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Tesco will today unveil its own brand of tablet computer, which Philip Clarke, the supermarket group’s chief executive, hopes will help rekindle its success.

Hudl, as the tablet is called, has been a pet project of Mr Clarke, a former IT director at Tesco, as he rebuilds the company’s British business.

Analysts expect the tablet to be priced at about £100. It will have a 7in screen, 16 gigabyte storage capacity and run on Google’s Android operating system. Tesco applied for the Hudl trademark in February to cover a range of goods, including cases, in-car chargers, speakers and television set-top